Principles and Practices for a Federal Statistical Agency Seventh Edition (2021) / Chapter Skim
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Even more broadly, the effective operation of a democratic system of government depends on the unhindered flow of impartial, scientifically based statistical information to its citizens on a wide range of issues, including employment, growth in the economy, the cost of living, crime victimization, family structure, physical and mental health, educational attainment, energy use, and the environment. In the United States, more than a dozen federal statistical agencies,1 including the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the U.S.
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To provide relevant statistics needed by policy makers in Congress, the executive branch, and other users, statistical agencies must have a solid understanding of the public policy issues, federal programs, and information needs in their domains. To ensure that they are providing relevant information, statistical agencies need to reach out to a wide range of their data users, including staff in their own departments and other federal departments who use their data, members and staffs of Congress, state and local government agencies, academic researchers, businesses, and other organizations.
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Only in this way can statistical agencies serve as trustworthy sources of objective, relevant, accurate, and timely information. Protection from undue outside influences requires that statistical agencies have authority to make professional decisions concerning their programs, including authority over the selection and promotion of staff; the processing, secure storage, and maintenance of data; and the timing and content of data releases, accompanying press releases, and documentation.
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An effective statistical agency not only seeks out and evaluates potential new data sources that could provide useful information, but also tests and implements new methods to enhance the cost-effectiveness of its data collection, processing, and dissemination processes. It works closely with its data users to identify potential new statistical products that are needed.
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Most recently, the Foundations of Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2018 expanded the role of heads of the principal statistical agencies in their departments and prescribed an enlarged role for federal surveys and administrative records to be used in support of sound policy making. CNSTAT intends for its principles and practices to assist statistical agencies and units, as well as other agencies engaged in statistical activities, to carry out their responsibilities to provide accurate, timely, relevant, and objective information for public and policy use.
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